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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.194
বামে — ‘বিপ্রশাসন’, নারিকেল-বন ।
ডাহিনে ত’ পুষ্পোদ্যান যেন বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
vāme — ‘vipra-śāsana’ nārikela-vana
ḍāhine ta’ puṣpodyāna yena vṛndāvana
On the left side, Lord Jagannātha saw a neighborhood of brāhmaṇas and a coconut-tree grove. On the right side, He saw nice flower gardens resembling those in the holy place Vṛndāvana.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
On His left, Lord Jagannātha saw a neighborhood of brāhmaṇas and a coconut-tree grove.
On His right, He saw beautiful flower gardens resembling those in the holy place Vṛndāvana.
In Orissa, vipra-śāsana generally means the quarters where brāhmaṇas live.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the cars reached the place known as Balagaṇḍi, the devotees offered the deities simple food. At this time, in a nearby garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees took a brief rest from the dancing.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which details help you picture what Lord Jagannātha saw?
Write down the meaning of vipra-śāsana and recall what stood on either side of the car.
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